Agriculture Industry

• Farm Silos: Uses, Benefits, and Disadvantages

  Farm storage silos are structures designed to store grain and other materials in bulk or powder. These tall and narrow structures help farmers store their produce in less space.…

• Mashar Velapurath Throws Light on Agricultural Concerns, FPO Call Center Initiative

  The managing director of AFC India Limited attended the KJ Chaupal session as the guest of honor on Wednesday in New Delhi…

• List of Top 10 Agro-based Industries in India

  The term "agro-based industries" refers to industries that are based on agriculture. Agro-based industries are those that derive their raw materials from agricultural production based on plants and animals. In this article, we have listed the types of Agro-based Industries and the complete list of…

• US Embassy’s Agriculture Department Kickstarts Spirit-Tasting Flagship Initiative in Kolkata

  The US Embassy’s Department of Agriculture has been urged to reach out to additional Indian cities, beginning with a spirit-tasting flagship initiative hosted by the US Consul General in Kolkata on Saturday, to rekindle the rising demand of alcoholic drinks in various cities…

• Narinder Mittal to head CNH Industrial, India

  Narinder Mittal has been newly appointed as the Managing Director of CNH Industrial to head the Indian Division.…

• Agribazaar - Products & Offerings

  Agriculture has been the backbone of the Indian economy for ages, and it remains. India is expected to remain an agricultural society for decades since agricultural growth plays a significant role in improving rural incomes and secures India’s food and nutritional needs.…

• Gram Unnati Organizes Training Camp for Farmers in Nuh

  Gram Unnati, one of India's leading integrated agri-tech solutions companies, conducted a training camp in Haryana for nearly 150 farmers preparing to sow Tomato as well as a wide variety of Rabi Vegetable crops such as Bottle gourd, ridge gourd, sponge gourd, bitter gourd, brinjal,…

• Think Investing Is Overrated? Inflation Says Hi!

  Most people who are concerned about inflation consider diversifying their investment plans. Discover how the rate of inflation affects your savings strategy.…

• Is it time for the Indian Government to Focus on Agri-Startups?

  Agriculture has a greater impact on everyone's life in India than any other industry. The agriculture employs 60% of Indians directly or indirectly and accounts for around 18% of country’s GDP. India is one of the greatest producers of several agricultural crops, yet the productivity…

• Tomar Inaugurates 30 Integrated Pack Houses in Aterna, Haryana

  The agriculture minister said that these pack houses will bring revolution in Haryana's horticulture sector.…

• Yara India Joins Hands With Sea6 Energy To Sell Novel Patented Biostimulant ‘Ag Boost’ In India

  Yara International has signed an agreement with Sea6 Energy to market and distribute 'AG Boost' in India.…

• Rice Procurement up by 12%, UP Records a 60% Decline

  The procurement of rice increased by 12% to 114.33 million tonnes in the first month of the current procurement season (October to September).…

• One Of India's Richest Temples is Now Using Organic Laddus

  One of the wealthiest temples in the nation, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), relies on a regular supply of chickpea flour to make its laddus, the spherical sweets made in the enormous kitchen of the temple.…

• PepsiCo Announces 2nd Round of Projects Funded by Its Global Agriculture Accelerator

  PepsiCo has announced the continuation of its global agriculture accelerator, the Positive Agriculture Outcomes (PAO) Fund, by granting funding to 14 business projects in India and 10 other countries to address some of the most intractable challenges facing agriculture today.…

• VST Tillers Tractors Ltd to be the Title Sponsor of Bengaluru Bulls

• Meet the Youngest Entrant from Agriculture Industry Featured In 'Hurun India Rich List 2022'

  Agam Khare, Founder, and CEO of Absolute is a visionary entrepreneur who aims to solve some of the most pressing challenges humanity faces today - abundant safe food for the world.…

• India’s Leading D2F Protective Farming Firm GROWiT Partners with Samunnati

  GROWiT and Samunnati are collaborating to increase awareness and penetration of protective farming techniques and products among farmers associated with Samunati and its farmer-producer organizations (FPOs).…

• Corteva Agriscience Brings its Climate Positive Leaders Program to India

  The program aims to recognize farmers from India and 13 other countries who have successfully implemented, scaled climate-positive practices.…

• Nitin Gadkari Flags off 5 Mobile Vans under ACFI's Stewardship Program 'Kisan Kalyan Karykram'

  These mobile vans would go to various rural Districts of Maharashtra to educate farmers on the 'judicious use of plant protection chemicals…

• Ambee Launches New Severe Weather Alerts API

  Severe weather alerts by Ambee are available in the form of APIs. This API provides alerts of extreme weather events on a real-time basis, at a frequency of once every hour. Ambee’s new severe weather alert API is designed to notify you of the likelihood…

• Best Agrolife to Be First Agrochemical Company in India to Manufacture Pyroxasulfone Technical

  Pyroxasulfone currently has a market value of over 450 crores, and in the years to come, demand will only grow. Pyroxasulfone was previously imported by India from other nations.…

• NDDB Signs MoU with Ladakh Administration & LAHDC to Manage Ladakh Milk Federation

  Addressing the gathering at the signing, MP Shri Namgyal said focussed intervention for dairying in the region was long-awaited. The signing of this MoU would surely help bring socio-economic development in Ladakh.…

• Merck India to Discuss on 'Emerging Trends & Future of Indian Agricultural Research' on August 2

  As a global leader, Merck is leading the industry by taking an initiative that acts as a bridge that connects aspiring young researchers to learn about the best practices, understand the current research trends, and help them find solutions in their areas of research.…

• Tata Sampann Launches New Campaign ‘JaiseNatureNeBanaya’ with Manoj Bajpayee

  Tata Sampann as a brand believes that there is an authentic essence in the food that we eat and that when processed in a mindful way helps to harness the elemental power of nature. Through a series of ad films featuring actor Manoj Bajpayee this…

• Amit Shah Suggests ARDBs To Extents More Long-Term Loans to Agriculture Sector

  The nation has 49.4 crore acres of agricultural land, the second-highest amount after the US, Shah noted. He continued by saying that India could feed the entire world if all of its agriculture were irrigated.…

• Use of Chemicals in the Agriculture Industry Should be Modulated: Director-General AFCI

  In its recent KJ Choupal session, Krishi Jagran invited Dr. Kalyan Goswami, Director-General of Agro Chem Federation of India (AFCI), to speak about the usefulness of pesticides in sustainable agriculture.…

• UPL Launches Initiative to Educate Cotton Farmers on Pest Management

  “ULALA” is an intrinsic part of cotton farming every year because of its low dose of application, excellent control of sucking pests, favorable cost benefit ratio and high safety profile for farmers and environment. Due to these benefits “ULALA” has become the preferred sucking pest…

• New Brazilian Nanotechnology Reduces Amount of Herbicide Used by 80 Times

  Nanotechnology is the manipulation of materials on the molecular and atomic scales, the operation of structures ranging in size from 1 to 100 nanometers, and the control of systems almost atom by atom. According to Elson Longo of the Federal University of So Carlos (UFSCar),…

• Tamil Nadu Farmers Urge Govt to Implement Millet Project

  With growing health consciousness, the demand for millet has increased. Farmers in the Perambalur district who cultivate millets have requested the state government to fulfill all the Budget promises made this year to assist them in expanding coverage in the months of Aadi (June-July) and…

• India signs MoU with Russia for Commercialisation of Bio-capsule

  The virtual meeting that witnessed the signing of the global MoU was presided over by T. Mohapatra, Director General of ICAR.…

• Insecticides (India) Limited Ropes in Ajay Devgn as its Brand Ambassador

  The Company intends to use Ajay Devgn's mass appeal to promote right crop protection products and awareness about their judicious usage…

• Anand Agro Care Launches Two New Product Ranges

  Anand Agro Care has recently launched two new product categories viz., Anand Agro Care’s Dr. Bacto’s 4K and Anand Agro Care’s Dr. Bacto’s 5G having different range of bioproducts as mentioned below.…

• This Risk Management Start-up Helps Farmers Increase Yield Through Their Advisories

  The increased use of smartphones and more affordable data plans, which boosted access to online information, provided the main boost for WRMS in the time period between 2015 and 2016.…

• CCEA Approves Rs.2,516 Crore for the Computerization of 63,000 Primary Agriculture Credit Societies

  The project includes the creation of cloud-based software with cyber security and data storage, as well as hardware support for the PACS and the digitization of existing records, as well as maintenance and training.…

• IISR-ICAR Joins Hands with Russian Enterprise to Commercialize Bio-Capsule

  The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has signed an MoU with Lysterra LLC, a Russia-based company.…

• Red Queen: Somani Seeds Launches New Hybrid Variety of Carrot

  Somani Seeds has launched on 22nd June. It is an alternative to the English variety, the Nantes carrot, which is less sweet and orange in color, whereas the red-queen carrot looks red with maximum TSS and has maximum shelf-life.…

• FertiGlobal is Expanding Its Wings in the Indian Market

  FertiGlobal is reaching new heights in transforming the technological agricultural industry. It is at the forefront of the global agricultural environment, ensuring healthy plant development and maximum harvests.…

• AFEX Launches USD 1M Agricultural Financing Program

  AFEX is bringing its depth of experience, as well as unique storage and distribution solutions, to Kenya, with the goal of trading over 500,000 metric tonnes of agricultural commodities by 2025.…

• Farmers Trained On ‘Integrated Crop Management’

  At Umblikkampatti in the Kadayampatti block of the Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), a group of farmers took part in a training on Integrated Crop Management for field crops.…

• Amazon Retail India Opens First Collection Facility in Gujarat to Empower Farmers

  Amazon Retail India has opened its first collection facility in Gujarat at Prantij, with the goal of empowering Gujarati farmers and providing high-quality fruits and vegetables to its consumers.…

• Agoro Carbon Alliance Distributed More Than $9 Million to Farmers and Ranchers Across the U.S.

  Agoro Carbon Alliance has distributed more than $9 million in payments to U.S. farmers and ranchers in its first year, carving a unique position in the carbon farming market.…

• PSPCL Collects 47 Lakhs Agriculture Power Connection Fees Under Voluntary Disclosure Scheme

  30 camps were set up in the Sub-Urban, Adda Dakha, Jagraon, Raikot, and Ahmedgarh divisions under the Sub-Urban circle, with 210 consumers declaring a load of 735.5 bhp totaling 20,07,450.…

• FreshR, a Fish & Meat Distribution Startup Raises $1.2 Million in a Latest Funding Round

  FreshR, founded by Ambika Satapathy and Sadananda Satapathy, aggregates an extremely fragmented national demand base and ensures quality, variety, and secure high-value transactions for its customers through a combination of operational efficiency and technology integration.…

• KJ Choupal: Awanesh Kalik, Asst. General Manager and In-Charge, Lucknow Branch of AFC India Ltd. Shares His Ideas, Experience with Krishi Jagran

  Krishi Jagran invited Awanesh Kalik, Assistant General Manager and In-Charge, Lucknow Branch, AFC India Limited to their Delhi-based office. He interacted with the Krishi Jagran team and shared his insights regarding his experience in agriculture.…

• J&K is Among the Top Five States and UTs in Terms of Farm Income: Govt

  To promote profitability and sustainability in agriculture and associated sectors, the UT government is constantly working to offer farmers direct access to contemporary technologies and finance facilities as well as encouraging natural farming.…

• Government Working to Introduce Ethanol in Agriculture & Construction Equipment: Gadkari

  On Saturday, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized the importance of switching to alternative fuels such as ethanol and stated that efforts are on to incorporate ethanol into construction and agricultural equipment.…

• Cultivation of Exotic Vegetables & Fruits Can Transform Kashmir's Agriculture Scenario

  Kashmir has the unique dubious distinction of a vegetable production season throughout the rest of the country's off-season. It offers farmers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to boost their incomes by diversifying into vegetable production.…

• Indian Agriculture Thrives Despite Extreme Heatwave; Grew by 4.1% in March

  Even though the agriculture industry was struggling this season because of extreme heat, it still managed to thrive against all of the odds and increased its output by 4.1%.…

• ‘Make in India’ Gets a Further Boost with Kenyan Interest in Indian Warehousing and Agri Derivatives Sector

  A high-powered Kenyan delegation visited India last week during which they met top officials of India’s leading agri-derivatives bourse National Commodities and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) and its subsidiary companies National E-Repository Limited (NRL) and National Commodity Clearing Limited (NCCL) at the Exchange’s head-office.…

• Bharat Certis Agriscience Ltd distributes school kits to children in adopted villages in Siwani Haryana

  The kits are distributed in the schools in villages Kheda Dhoolkot, Dhani Balhara, Dhani Dhirja and Dhani Unat of Siwani Tahsil in Bhiwani.…